July-Flew-Bye

July was a great month!

Mitch finished up with the semester, he was a bit happy to be done and have a nice 7 week break.
I got my official  Registered Nursing License. Glorious. Passed the NLCEX.

The 4th was fun! We spent time with Willmore Family and Merrill Family.
Celebrated Dad's 52nd Birthday and Hit up the Thomason's pool party with the Merrill gang. 
Other then Mitch having  horrible bites all over his body we still managed to watch some fireworks, eat some delicious food and celebrate this great nation we live in. 

We also hit up a few family reunions. Mitch met the Willmore clan and I met the Merrill Clan.
It was really fun to meet and greet so many wonderful people on both sides of our family. The Willmore's absolutely loved Mitch and getting to know him.
I have to admit Mitch's family wins by quite a bit with categories of Southern Hospitality and Musically talented.
I was amazed and brought to tears as we attended the Merrill family reunion program. I learned a little bit more about the heritage Mitch comes from. Mitch comes from a wonderful family. I feel so blessed to now be apart of such a great family name. :)

We have successfully seen all 3 playmill plays up in West Yellowstone. We love the playmill and the fudge :)
Beauty and the Beast.
Fiddler of the Roof.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

We Loved them all!

I absolutely love summer and the family memories that are made. Looking forward to many more family reunions. It is hard to believe Mitch and I have been married for almost 8 months... I love him even more.

Oh.. and I was called to be Relief Society President in our married ward and Mitch got called to be Gospel Doctrine Teacher back in June so we have been buys this month with new callings. We loved teaching Marriage and Family relations together, but there is a reason for everything.

So yeah we are just a little bit busy, but loving life.

Arizona/Quinn/118Degrees/Fletchers Wedding

In June we flew out to Arizona to visit Quinn and attend one of Mitch's Mission companion's wedding. Elder Andrew Fletcher. He came to our wedding in December-the weather was freezing. So we wanted to make it to his wedding- the weather melted us.. literally.
A few highlights from our quick trip.
we got to see Quinn's house and  enjoyed swimming in his backyard pool.
He took us all around Arizona and showed us some pretty cool places.

He definitely has found the delicious places to eat so we had some pretty tasty meals.
Quinn drove us to a beautiful site- we were able to see all of Arizona. It was breath taking.

My favorite thing I tasted in Arizona was a Mexican Popsicle IT WAS AMAZING- Creamy yummy pecan popsicle.

We were able to attend the Mesa Arizona Temple, it is absolutely beautiful. Each temple is so unique and has special meaning. 
Andrew and Annika were a beautiful couple! We hope to meet up with them whenever we can.

Last of all but not least- I was brushing my teething.. and a medium size slimy covered gecko crawled right out of the sink hole and floated down the drain with my toothpaste. I had a mini panic attack. Quinn reports he has never seen a gecko in his house.. but I promise he had one in his pipes that morning. :)

It was a quick, blazing hot trip, but definitely worth it.

We got hitched.

I have been married to my wonderful husband who is sweet, handsome, rugged, chizzled, compassionate, bright, honest, hilarious... should I continue? Because I easily could.. for 5 months and 2 days. BEST 5 months and 2 days of my life. He is my best friend and I love him with my entire heart. I thought I loved him when I was crushing at age 14 1/2 and was merely  "going out" with him. 7 years later I am married to him and love him even deeper. Mitch and I were married on December 15th 2012 in the Rexburg, Idaho Temple. There we were sealed for time and all eternity. It was a beautiful freezing winter day in Rexburg, yet we were so excited we didn't even notice the weather. It was just a perfect day. We spent our honeymoon on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Such a fun honeymoon! We loved every minute of it. Dolphins, Beach, Hiking, Swimming, PCC, Sun, PINEAPPLE, Honeymooners, Mopeds

, Snorkeling, Luau food, 80 Degrees. It was everything and more we wanted for a honeymoon. Once we got back to the cold tundra of Idaho we celebrated a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday traditions with family and friends. Then jumped right into school at BYU-IDAHO to further our education. Mitch is studying Exercise physiology with a goal of becoming an Optometrist! He'll be a great Eye Doctor. I am continuing my nursing education with my Bachelors degree. I currently work as a nurse at a pediatric clinic and LOVE IT. I give a whole lot of shots, but I also get to snuggle new born babies every day too. Life is wonderful. We live in a cute little apartment  that we adore with great neighbors and friends. Close enough to parents to eat a meal or two a week at home and do some laundry, but far enough away for just the two of us to be together. P.s. We don't even have a T.V... Mitch still gets his fix of ESPN on his laptop or from either of our parents Cable.  Life has been busy and fun. This is our life currently and we couldn't be more happier. We love each other and we love our Heavenly Father. Feeling very grateful for all the blessings we have been blessed with.